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Kandy Wong
Correspondent, Political Economy
Kandy Wong returned to the Post in 2022 as a correspondent for the Political Economy desk, having earlier worked as a reporter on the Business desk. She focuses on China's trade relationships with the United States, the European Union and Australia, as well as the Belt & Road Initiative and currency issues. She graduated from New York University with a master's degree in journalism in 2013. An award-winning journalist, she has worked in Hong Kong, China and New York for the Hong Kong Economic Journal and the Financial Times, E&E News, Forbes, The Economist Intelligence Unit, Nikkei Asia and Coconuts Media.
Kandy Wong returned to the Post in 2022 as a correspondent for the Political Economy desk, having earlier worked as a reporter on the Business desk. She focuses on China's trade relationships with the United States, the European Union and Australia, as well as the Belt & Road Initiative and currency issues. She graduated from New York University with a master's degree in journalism in 2013. An award-winning journalist, she has worked in Hong Kong, China and New York for the Hong Kong Economic Journal and the Financial Times, E&E News, Forbes, The Economist Intelligence Unit, Nikkei Asia and Coconuts Media.
Areas of Expertise:
China economy, markets coverage, Hong Kong politicsLanguages Spoken:
Cantonese, English, Mandarin
Beijing views copper as critical for EVs and AI, but a reliance on imported ore limits China’s ability to use the strategic metal as leverage.
Businesses and officials faced a year of disruption – and in some cases, resilience – as tariffs and export controls roiled global markets.
Shandong province plans to create a world-class smelting hub by 2027 to secure supply chains for the strategic metal as prices sizzle.
Backed by Washington, REalloys seeks to break dependence on China but says achieving fully self-sufficient supply chain will take time.
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Beijing sees Mexico’s move as driven by a wider US pressure campaign – and could take retaliatory measures, analysts say.
It’s a ‘sliding scale’ strategy, analysts say of Trump’s U-turn – preserve American market share while dampening Beijing’s self-reliance push.
Controversial wording seen as a geopolitical trap designed to force neutral countries to uphold Western containment strategies.
From navigating trade restrictions to overcoming regulatory barriers, more traders are embracing the digital asset – but not without risks.
Tesla’s reported strategy may have some success but China’s manufacturing edge makes broader decoupling impractical, analysts say.
The decade-long strategy reduces strategic vulnerabilities and strengthens geopolitical leverage, congressional report finds.
Initiatives include a boost to mining, refining and magnet production to supply new-energy industry and global markets while firms and nations race to diversify.
Experts explore how China balances export curbs with legal reforms as global partners diversify supplies, firms hunt rare-earth alternatives.
Global trade growth is set to slow by 0.6 per cent in 2026, Allianz Trade says, as tariffs cut deep and major routes get congested.
China is a crucial market for the US lobster industry, but exporters may struggle to claw back lost revenue as global competition heats up.
CPI rises 0.2 per cent in October in a ‘surprise to the market’, while factory-gate prices fall for 37th month in a row.
The International Air Transport Association is adding the yuan to the basket of currencies available for payments through its clearing house.
With minimal depreciation and more frequent use overseas, the yuan has shown greater resilience in this round of the US trade conflict.
While the Xi-Trump talks helped to end the soybean standstill, analysts said agriculture will remain one of many points of contention.
Talks in Malaysia may have paved the way for a broader trade deal, but the ‘real test’ will be implementing the pledges, analysts say.
The US position has been ‘tough’, whereas China has been ‘firm’ in defending its own interests and rights, says Chinese negotiator Li Chenggang.
GX Foundation driving the ‘social dimension’ and wider impact of Chinese investment with dengue prevention and health programmes in Cambodia.
Analysts say both sides have leverage to wield, and the cards they play could fuel or de-escalate tensions.
Officials and business leaders at opening ceremony said the airport, built in part by Chinese state firms, will make Cambodia a travel hub.
A string of recent events – from China’s new export curbs to the Dutch seizure of chip firm Nexperia – had the same trigger, analysts say.
While US President Donald Trump’s threat of 100 per cent tariffs triggered alarm bells, experts said neither side wants to derail talks.
Beijing and Washington are ratcheting up sanctions and export controls to gain leverage ahead of crucial negotiations, analysts said.
The US government has promised support for the industry – but farmers still fear missing out on huge Chinese market.
Strong exports helped East and Southeast Asia grow in the first half of 2025, but regional monitor warns no room for complacency.
Deputy trade minister Asset Nussupov says obstacles need to be cleared for ‘Middle Corridor’ trade route to flourish.
